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How to Build FM Transmitter Circuit

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One of the cool projects I always wanted to build is an FM transmitter with a good range. I have always been
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fascinated by some of the applications of the transmitter especially when I was younger and like everyone else
spent most of my time imagining how cool it will be to have some of the equipment and devices used in spy The CAN transceiver and arbitration logic in this TI design
movies. So recently, while going over one of my home automation/security projects using the Raspberry Pi and the support CAN FD speed up to 2Mbps.

motion library, I felt it will be cool to add sound to the project and listen live, so asides from the video feedback being Small 6mm form factor PCB width with integrated protection
supplied by the Pi, I can also get audio feedback from the area being monitored. So during the ideation session to and resistance temperature detector.

implement this Raspberry pi surveillance system, this FM transmitter idea came back to me, and while it won’t
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allow me to listen remotely (a distance beyond 10km), it will at least allow me keep an “ear” on things when around industrial functional safety.

the house, and after building it I would have achieved some of the goals the younger me had.  So I nally found
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strength to build it few days back and in today’s tutorial, will be sharing how you can build your own FM transmitter GaN gate driver capable of driving a FET.
and believe me it works perfectly.
This design features SiC MOSFETs with switching loss to
At this point it is important to state that, this is being done only for experimental and learning purposes as the laws enable higher DC bus voltages of up to 800V.

of certain countries prohibits unauthorized broadcasting. It is thus important to keep the FM transmitter at a low
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range and ensure it must be built within the frame of the laws of your country and does not cause a nuisance to onboard charter and energy storage applications.

the public. I take no holdings for any mishaps.

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How FM Transmitter Works voltage conversion ratio are critical factors.

A FM transmitter is a device that uses the principles of frequency modulation to broadcast sound supplied at its
input. Typical FM transmitter design’s usually follow the block diagram below;

The signal strength of audio inputs into the transmitter is usually low therefore an ampli er is usually built to bring
the signal level up. Based on the desired frequency for transmission (which is usually between the FM frequency
band, 88MHz to 108MHz), the carrier frequency is generated using an oscillator circuit and mixed with audio signal
to create the modulated signal. The modulated signal is then passed through a power ampli er at the transmission
stage to create low impedance which is matched with the antenna.

A D V E R TIS E M E N T
Required Components
The following components are required to build this FM Transmitter Project:

1. 2n2222 NPN  Transistor x2

2. Condenser mic/ audio jack or any other Audio Input part
3. 100nf Ceramic capacitor x1
4. 10nf ceramic capacitor x1
5. 4 pf ceramic capacitor x1
6. 100 ohms resistor x1
7. 10k resistor x 3
8. 1k resistor x 1
9. 100k resistor x1
10. 1M resistor x1
11. Variable Capacitor 20pf
12. Gauge 18 - 22 copper wire
13. 9v battery
14. 9v battery Cap

Most of these components can be salvaged from old parts.

Circuit Diagram and Explanation

Connect the components as shown in the FM transmitter schematic below.

This is how FM transmitter circuit looks on breadboard

The audio output signal from the microphone is usually small, the rst transistor thus performs the job of amplifying
that signal to a level good enough for transmission. After ampli cation as described earlier, the next stage of the
FM transmitter is modulation. At this stage the ampli ed audio signal is then mixed with the carrier frequency at
with which the signal is to be transmitted. This carrier frequency can be varied using the 20pF variable capacitor
connected with the inductor, and the typical frequency band of this particular design is between the 88MHz to
108MHz and since there is no visual output to recognize the exact frequency at which the transmitter is working,
you will need to adjust your FM receiver radio within the range of the frequencies mentioned to get the frequency at
which the transmitter is transmitting. After modulating the Audio signal with the carrier frequency, the signal is then
sent out through the antenna.

The air core inductor is made by winding a 8 to 10 turns of 18 – 22 gauge wire around a ¼ inch former which can
be represented by a pencil. The values of components used for these tutorials are not stringent and for learning
purpose, you can play around with the resistor and capacitor values to optimize the performance of the transmitter.

Asides from the uses mentioned above, FM transmitters along with this design can be used to create things like
baby monitor, Address system for a school etc. DO ENSURE to check the laws of your location before building any
of those useful things.

That’s it for this tutorial folks, another childhood dream accomplished!

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How to Build FM Transmitter Circuit

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